The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-02-04
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A New NIunchausea.
William II. siyitcr, in Tid-Bits.


William II. Siyitcr, in Tid-Bits.
When the St. LOuis express from
PIttsbuTg arrived at Wheeling
junction the other day, al old wO
man with nine assorted bundles,
and q baby came aboard. There
was a vacant seat just opposite
mine, and the woman appropriated
it.
A young man from Pittshurg
occupied the seat directly IN front
OF the one taken by the new arrival,
aud be kindly assisted her To place
in the bat rack such articles as that
receptacle would hold.
This little attention evidently
made the woman think she bad Il
claim on the young man, tor she
soon leaned forward and asked:
'Goini far I"
"To Wbeeling,7 replied the Young
man, craning his neck SO as to tace
his interlocutor.
"Pm goin' there, too. I'm from
Sifin. Where be you from r.
"Left Pittsburgh this morning."
cab! | used to know some
folks there. Dc you know the
Dowlins 7"
"NO, madam, | don't live there
"No; where's your folks livin'p
"In T~imbuctOo."
There was a look on the young
mans face that convinced me he
was NOT telling the truth, but the
old lady did not suspect it, and pur-
sued her inquiries:
lis that la Pennsylvania II
"No, madam it is in Africa
"Africa! Where the niggers
come from 7" \.
''YeS, madam, it is i'm Africa" Z
At this the old lady's eyes almost
started from her head with aston
ishment, as, gazing at the Young
mans blonde complexion, she ejacu
lated {
"But you + white !"
"That is very true. / soaked in
a mixture OF hot water and cocoa
nut milk fur three weeks when IA
mere infant, aud all the color was !
taken out.n
The old lady was speechless and
the wretch went oil.
"That's the way they serve all ,
The Princes OF the TimbuctOo royal G
You see my father is King Ii
that country"
"Kingp exclaimed the old lady. :
eyes, and Pm studying in this !
country to prepare myself to sue
ceed him OH the thrOue." q
The old woman looked him stead +
in the eye for Il minute, but the Z
scamp never fiInched. She then \
3
"Aln't there cannibals in Afri- a
4
ayes, indeed" replied the youth Z
Munchausen. x
"Ever see any ~ y
'See any? Why Pm one myslf." r.
And the wretch, diStorting his q
leatures, assumed such IL terrible 6
Ook that the woman from Sifin
nStInctively drew back. y
"YOu needn't be frightened, mad Y
lm," said he, assuming a milder n
OOk, ".yOu are perfectly safe, we an
lever eat any one older than TWEEN. wi
y-fye, unless driven TO it by fam. an
ne.n "
"And have you really ate a hu-
nan beln'p -
"Many a time. AT my fathers CT,
able two fat girls are roasted every
=
"Oh, my +" gasped the old wo.
nan.
"And GU Sundays we usually 4
OOk three or four babies besides, IN
S a special delicacy." eli
sob Lord save usp calculated M
he woman. ~
''Yes, proceeded the Prince OF h,
imbuctOO, 81 am very fond Of Nj
baby. Of course | can't get r.,
! often in this country, and that is / p,
he reason | always want to bite a in
lece out of every baby l see. Pm ha
o hungry for d bite of baby now. an
indeed | must have IT." IN
And he made a dive for the baby r,
D the wOmau's arms, but she nj
prang FROM her seat aud flew n,
hrieking TO the end of tho car, fr,
'hile the Prince of Timbuctoo went sh
ntc the smoking Car to take a puff an
t a Wheeling stogy. III
"A TYNE nf SOIIfharn Rnanfy III